The Joburg-born artist’s latest exhibition uses burning steel wool sculptures and ash paintings to explore ritual, transformation and the transitions that shape our lives
A group exhibition in North West challenged institutional norms, inviting artists and audiences to rethink experimentation, community and artistic freedom
A sprawling exhibition at the Origins Centre challenges colonial narratives and reframes African cities as spaces of resilience, creativity and constant transformation
A chance gallery stop becomes an intimate encounter with Amogelang Maepa’s sensual, emotionally charged exploration of fleeting desire and lasting residue
Liza Essers reflects on Goodman Gallery’s legacy, its global ambitions and the challenges of sustaining a space for art, conversation and community
As masterpieces by William Kentridge and Pablo Picasso return to Johannesburg, Homecoming becomes less about art on walls and more about who gets to claim it
A twilight visit to Spier Light Art unfolds into a layered reflection, as two voices capture the power, intimacy and meaning of contemporary South African art
Cape Town sculptor Warren Maroon wins the Investec Emerging Artist Award 2026 for ‘Rising Sun’ at the Cape Town Art Fair
David Goldblatt’s Fragments of Fietas captures more than loss — it reveals how memory, belonging, and faith survive even after home is erased
Political cartoonist Carlos Amato reflects on satire, sensitivity and why South Africa remains one of the last frontiers of free cartooning
With her lens tuned to the heartbeat of South African jazz, Vuyo Giba transforms music into memory and sound into story
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The curator has created a radical meeting place where African consciousness, curation and community converge
BMW Art Generation fused music, fashion and community ambiance in an event that outshone traditional notions of art
What does it mean to truly take your time? Artist shows us through a devotion to detail that transforms everyday materials into meditations on life, loss and transformation
Olivia Barrell’s gallery and book reclaim clay’s place in art history, grounded in care and curation
Artist uses nature and cryptic visions in his paintings to highlight South Africa’s racial and spatial history
Johannesburg Art Gallery’s decay reveals deeper cracks in South Africa’s cultural and political institutions
Youth zines form a movement reclaiming black narratives and cultural space
New residencies give African artists time to reflect, collaborate and evolve beyond commercial constraints
